NEW YORK -
New support from Google Inc. will help increase the cash prize for the annual Turing Award, one of the most prestigious honors in computing, to $250,000 from $100,000.
The Association for Computing Machinery, which gives the Turing Awards, said Thursday that Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) was joining Intel Corp. (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) as a sponsor. Each company will contribute $125,000.
The award, named for British mathematician and computing pioneer Alan Turing, was first given in 1966. Intel became a sponsor in 2002, upping the award from $25,000 to $100,000.
Google's involvement is a reminder of how quickly the company has transformed from a scrappy search-engine startup to a pillar of the computing industry. ACM's president, Stuart Feldman, is a vice president of engineering at Google. And one of the 2005 Turing Award winners, Vint Cerf, works at Google as "chief evangelist."
Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed
BY:VooFox.net- 100 Best Global Brands; Google, Zara, Apple, and Nintendo Top Gainers
- Microsoft Great Plains Upgrade ?Version 8.0 Overview for IT Director/Controller
- Microsoft Great Plains Integration with Microsoft Access ?Overview for Developer
- Cisco CCNA Certification: Becoming A Truly Valuable CCNA.
- Microsoft Great Plains Reporting ?Overview for Developer
- Crystal Reports for Microsoft Great Plains ?Overview for Developer
- How to Upgrade Dexterity Customization ?Tips for IT Manager
- SQL: Querying Microsoft Great Plains ?Overview for Database Administrator/Develo
- Microsoft CRM Custom Design & Development: SDK, C#, SQL, Exchange, Integration,
- Cisco Certification: Five Things To Do DURING Your CCNA Exam